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does anyone else think this LinkedIn 'endorse' thing
August 31, 2013, 11:45 PM
susannahdoes anyone else think this LinkedIn 'endorse' thing
is like playing
tag....
an electronic version of tag...
"Does [this person from your contact list from a hundred years ago] know about [some gibberish acryonym extracted from their profile] ? "
the funnier, the better...
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September 01, 2013, 05:53 PM
WazYes, it it.
But do you endorse all for everything ?
Or do you keep it as true as possible.
I have no idea of what some of the abilities are. They are as yout say gibberish.
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September 01, 2013, 05:53 PM
WazPerhaps its their version of the Facebook Poke.
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September 01, 2013, 10:24 PM
susannahwell, neither. its like some sort of video poker game...4 show up at a time...and you don't know who its going to be or what the 'ability' is going to be...so sometimes its just flat out funny... that gets my vote! or you get an email that someone you haven't heard from in ages has endorsed you, but it doesn't say what for, so you have to log on to find out...and tag them back... and then the silliness begins...
September 01, 2013, 11:16 PM
WazHey,
Look me up on LinkedIn and I'll endorse you......
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September 03, 2013, 07:18 PM
WazOne down, many to go.......
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September 09, 2013, 05:06 PM
Dan PinaultI agree. I takes all the meaning out of endorsements. It's really too bad because it cheapens the connections you have. You can't tell anything about a person based on them. What good is it when your barber says you know something about data visualization? I wish there was a way to turn them off.
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September 10, 2013, 09:11 AM
George PattonSo stop using LinkedIn - I have. I haven't ditched facebook yet, but I'm coming close to doing so ...
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September 10, 2013, 12:06 PM
Francis MarianiI need to join The Antisocial Network...
Francis
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September 10, 2013, 12:30 PM
susannahbut it's
Funny! this thing isn't meant to be meaningful to you or me, its meant to drive clicks to their site and hence advertising $.
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September 10, 2013, 05:07 PM
Wazquote:
I need to join The Antisocial Network
Haha, thats an oxymoron and a half.
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September 10, 2013, 05:20 PM
WazI've just started a test. I've added a new skill that has nothing to do with work.
I'm interested to see if I get any endorsements.....
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September 11, 2013, 10:31 AM
neuroSusannah, I think this would be more like a slot machine than video poker
quote:
video poker game
...Video poker is one of the games in a casino that actually can have player advantage odds in regards to law of large numbers.
Just being technical here. I tried to look you up on LinkedIn so I can spend all day endorsing you instead of focusing on my projects.
I want an endorsement for "Endorsing"... lol
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September 11, 2013, 11:11 AM
susannahsee that's the thing... i want to remain in blissful denial that WAZ has any other name than WAZ... so i won't look any of you up to endorse... i like thinking of ABT as American Ballet Theatre... etc
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September 11, 2013, 11:22 AM
neuroWell I guess I am at a loss when I ran into you and Tony A in the elevator at Conference this last June!
I always think of "Steve Wozniak" when I see WAZ on the forums... lol...Wouldn't that be a hoot!
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September 11, 2013, 05:35 PM
WazWoz... Waz...Prod: | WebFOCUS 7.6.10/8.1.04 | Upgrade: | WebFOCUS 8.2.07 | OS: | Linux |
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September 12, 2013, 03:20 AM
Tony Aquote:
when I ran into you and Tony A in the elevator
Now you have me thinking .......
T
September 13, 2013, 10:43 AM
neuroTony A.... Then I sat behind you on the bus to Universal and we had a conversation the entire way... haha... Not using real names on the forums are tricky, eh?
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September 13, 2013, 10:44 AM
neuroWaz, I wish there was a Facebook "Like" on this forum... I would have "Liked" you last comment!
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September 14, 2013, 12:48 PM
George PattonPlease god, NO !! We all think that Waz=Wonderful, but spare us the facebook nightmare. You could always use
which is in the available smileys.
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September 15, 2013, 12:32 PM
Tony A@Neuro, ah... now it fits
Hope is all well.
T
September 16, 2013, 11:38 AM
susannahtag
you're it.
September 16, 2013, 01:30 PM
neuroHey... No tag backs... LOL
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